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United Kingdom: Al Gore attacks George Osborne's 'short-sighted' approach to climate
2013-02-01 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Al Gore, the former US Vice President, has accused Chancellor George Osborne of taking a "short-sighted" approach to climate change and green economic growth, warning that businesses increasingly want to see ambitious action on global warming. Speaking to tonight's Channel 4 News, Gore, who won a Nobel Prize for his role as climate campaigner, said the UK government was making "a terrible mistake" by diluting its commitment to environmental issues. "There were such hopeful signs when Prime...
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United Kingdom: Sabotage suspected at toppled wind turbine as second is brought down
2013-02-01 12:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: An investigation into the collapse of the first turbine in Bradworthy, Devon, during a 50mph gale last weekend has revealed that bolts are missing from its base. The turbine was initially thought to have been brought down by the wind, despite being designed to withstand winds of up to 116mph, but the new evidence could suggest a case of foul play, councillors said. It came as a second, 60ft turbine was spotted "lying crumpled on the ground" just 18 miles away in Cornwall, on a farm owned by...
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United Kingdom: Flood protection measures: government criticised for dragging feet
2013-02-01 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The government has been too slow in bringing in measures to protect homes and businesses from the "shattering" impact of flooding, MPs said on Friday. The Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee said the draft water bill would help increase competition in the provision of water supplies, but that ministers were not showing enough urgency in implementing measures to improve the country's resilience to flooding and drought. A report from the committee criticised the failure to create...
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United Kingdom: Cumbria sticks it to the nuclear dump lobby despite all the carrots on offer
2013-01-31 18:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cumbria county council's decision to "dump the dump" by voting against a nuclear waste repository close to the Lake District has drilled a nasty great hole in the middle of the government's wider nuclear strategy. Ministers had made clear that part of the agreement with the public over a new generation of atomic power stations would involve finding a safe and permanent home for the high-level waste created by the old ones. Cumbria's decision is a body blow for government because though it may...
United Kingdom: Expected drop in demand for air travel boosts opponents of airport expansion
2013-01-30 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The anticipated number of people wanting to fly from British airports in future has been cut substantially in official forecasts to reflect the nation's economic decline. Campaigners seized on the Department for Transport (DfT) figures to query the aviation industry's claim that new airports are urgently needed to meet demand. However, the DfT said the figures meant all airports in London and the south-east would probably be operating at full capacity by 2030, though it could take until 2040 for...
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